And the point to standing on a ball while doing squats is????? Wait... I know this!!! Making 110% sure your form is completely off? Looking more like an idiot in the gym? Ensuring you'll kill yourself when the ball flies out from under you?

is anyone else tired of seeing trainers that aren't big or cut or even in above average shape. Sorry had to vent........i just can't comprehend listening to an average joe about acheiving my goals if he looks like my english teacher. just a thought

Some people are better at telling others how to do stuff, maybe they dont have the drive to do it themselves but may have the knowelge (not that trainer from the pic, he is a moron) I seen this one trainer making this old guy stand on a half ball with one foot in the air while curling lol!!!

is anyone else tired of seeing trainers that aren't big or cut or even in above average shape. Sorry had to vent........i just can't comprehend listening to an average joe about acheiving my goals if he looks like my english teacher. just a thought

In a recent NSCA conditioning journal they studied the effectiveness of doing such “functional training” lifts. They found there is no correlation to improved athletic performance or increasing strength. They are only good at developing the lift in that position, on a ball, or unstable environment, that’s all. They are a good circus trick and nothing more. Dangerous and an injury waiting to happen.

In a recent NSCA conditioning journal they studied the effectiveness of doing such “functional training” lifts. They found there is no correlation to improved athletic performance or increasing strength. They are only good at developing the lift in that position, on a ball, or unstable environment, that’s all. They are a good circus trick and nothing more. Dangerous and an injury waiting to happen.

Exactly. They would be great if you were playing football while baling and rolling around on balls, however they are just a gimmick to help trainers think they are staying on the cutting edge.

My question is: Look at how long plates and bars have been around and then look at how long balls and bands have been here - which has had more proven success?

Arnold didn't win the Olympia squatting or pressing while on a ball, Hank Aaron didn't hit the most HR's by balancing on a disc, Walter Payton didn't become one of the greatest rushers by standing on a ball and trying to run.

This stuff is made as toys and gimmicks for trainers that don't know squat.

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